Bahrain Drag Racing Championship continues at BIC and concludes Friday

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), 'The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East', is hosting the fifth and final round of the 2025/2026 Bahrain Drag Racing Championship, the region’s most popular drag racing series, which runs until Friday, 1 May.

This highly competitive series stages its much-anticipated season finale in Sakhir, bringing to a close another exciting campaign that has featured intense action along BIC’s quarter-mile drag strip, part of the NHRA Worldwide Network of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).

The round is set to determine the new national champions in drag racing, with each winner receiving the prestigious ‘Wally’ trophy. The championship is sanctioned by the NHRA and organised by BIC in cooperation with the Bahrain Motor Federation, the Bahrain Drag Racing Commission, and the Bahrain Motorcycle Commission.

This week’s programme continues with a Test and Tune session on Wednesday from 5pm to 11.30pm. Qualifying will then take place on Thursday to set the elimination ladders, with racing continuing later Thursday night and on Friday, with action starting from 5pm onwards on both days.

Fans are invited to attend the season finale at BIC, where they can watch the races from the Start Line Grandstand or the Beyon Grandstand. Tickets for the Start Line Grandstand are BD5, while Beyon Grandstand tickets are BD2 for Test and Tune and BD3 for qualifying and race day. Tickets for children aged three to 12 are offered at half price.

Tickets can be purchased online at bahraingp.com, via the BIC Hotline on +973-17450000, or at the gate.

Drivers from Bahrain and across the GCC are taking part in this round, following strong participation in the previous four rounds, competing across 13 classes for both cars and motorbikes. Car classes include Index 10.0, Index 9.0, Index 8.5, Outlaw 6, Index 7.5, Pro 29.5 V8, Comp 4.5, Outlaw 4, and Pro Mod, while motorbike classes include Street Fight 9.5, Index 8.5, Pro Street, and Outlaw.

Competitors will be vying for the coveted ‘Wally’, awarded exclusively to NHRA event champions worldwide. The ‘Wally’ is the most prestigious accolade in drag racing, named after NHRA founder Wally Parks, and has been awarded since the 1969 NHRA season.

For more information on the 2025/2026 Bahrain Drag Racing Championship or other events and experiences at BIC, visit bahraingp.com, call the BIC Hotline, or follow the circuit’s official social media channels.